To be honest i dont know what your getting all excited about from todays game
Pazzini did well, particularly off the ball but really his last goal shouldve been saved and his first took a deflection. Overall England should have won too, They were still chasing goals even when winning and let Italy back into the game twice, first by slack marking on a set piece a minute after going ahead
and then letting them hit them on the break for the equaliser, if Richardson had scored what was an easy volley by just placing it in instead of going for power it wouldve been 4-2 and all over
Bentley was the best player on the pitch and controlled the game, scoring a good free kick after being scythed down for the umpteemth time to cap an excellent performance. Pazzini may have scored the goals but personally i felt Rosina at least matched him for performance and is the better player overall for the italians. Rossi i felt was dissapointing, he barely got a kick against an inexperienced England defence and seems to have stagnated a bit in the last few years.
On a side note, it did get me thinking about how good a team England could send to the U-21 Championships this summer. The current squad can match Italy even whilst resting Huddlestone for most of the game and there are some top players still eligible for U-21 selection in the senior squad. Rooney, Nugent and Lennon can be added to the attack, Micah Richards to the defence and Carson in goal would make it the strongest U-21 side in Europe imho.
I know its unlikely but i would love to see them all sent to the tournament this summer because i am sure they would become favourites to win it
It may only be an U-21 tournament but psychologically it would give a huge boost to these players as if they did win it would show them they can match and surpass the best of Europe, and that experience would be extremely useful to the ones who progress to the senior squad.